William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is based on the theme of Family Feud and is about the “fearful passage of their (Romeo and Juliet’s) death marked love‚ and the continuance of their parents (Montague’s and Capulet’s) rage”. The piece is set in Verona – The city of Love‚ which not only complements the tragic love story but it is also in contrast due to the prominent death seen all throughout it. Shakespeare uses multiple stylistic features in the play to explore the tension between both inner
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the Romeo and Juliet films. Both Baz Luhrmann and Franco Zeffirelli use there skills and knowledge to recreate Shakespeare’s version of Romeo and Juliet. Both films use different styles‚ settings‚ character choice and colour. I will give you my opinion on how both film makers use different techniques and styles through out each film. ACT 3 SCENE 1‚ "THE FIGHT SCENE" in particular. Baz Luhrmann recreated Shakespeare’s version of Romeo and Juliet‚ in 1996. Luhrmann used his knowledge of Romeo and
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Shakespeare’s‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ is a tale of two star-crossed lovers who died tragic deaths. Romeo and Juliet both made horrible‚ quick decisions but‚ the one who made the worst decisions was Romeo. Mercutio‚ Tybalt‚ and Juliet’s lives were all affected by Romeo’s decisions. Romeo’s impulsive behavior negatively affects the three characters in this tragedy. Mercutio was the first death that Romeo caused. Romeo caused this because‚ he would not fight or stand up to Tybalt. Romeo does not stand up
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To what extent does Shakespeare make you feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet in Act 1 and Act 2? We are introduced to the play by a prologue which in this case is a sonnet. In this we are immediately told the fate of the two ‘star-crossed lovers’‚ building tension throughout the play. Shakespeare uses this to make us aware of what is going on during the play so we feel sympathy for Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. We are also informed of the hatred between two households‚ due to pathetic
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fatality‚ say human error is the cause. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare causes debate on this subject. Romeo‚ looking for his dearest Rosaline‚ sees and immediately falls in love with Juliet Capulet. This is fate at its finest. When Shakespeare writes this play‚ his true intent we don’t know‚ but he used fate to address the outcomes of the two lover’s Destiny. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses fate to decide Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths.
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Romeo and Juliet Motifs and Theme of Love One of the best known Shakespearean plays‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ has amazing motifs that develop the theme of love. This play was translated into 80 different languages over the past four centuries and is 416 years old and remains the best known love story of all time. When people come across forbidden love or star-crossed lovers‚ they usually think of Romeo and Juliet. There are so many versions of movies‚ books‚ and plays that are based on the story of Romeo
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Prompt: ‘‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a play about love. Discuss. ‘ Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written during the Elizabethan era of England. Set in Verona during the late 1500’s‚ the play tells the story of two young lovers who die five days after their first encounter. It is a play about the different types of loves and how true love can be dangerous. The relationship shared between the two protagonists who become deeply attracted to become a hazard not just to themselves‚ but to the
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Romeo and Juliet is not a tragedy. The play of Romeo and Juliet is a story about two feuding families that have hated each other for quite a while. Each family has a single child‚ and the two children from the separated families fall in love with each other. The love shared between the two children is ultimately what leads to their untimely demise. Spoilers. The only reason that this play is qualified as a tragedy is because you focus on the love between Romeo and Juliet. People are interesting
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Within Romeo and Juliet‚ if Romeo would have stayed in Mantua for the duration of Friar Lawrence’s plan‚ deaths and other issues could have been avoided. First‚ there would still be a grudge between the Capulets and Montagues. Second‚ Lady Montague and Count Paris would still be alive. Third‚ both Romeo and Juliet would not have died. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ it would have been beneficial to the plan for Romeo and Juliet to be together. First‚ if Romeo would have stayed put
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question our existence on earth. No one can comprehend what fate has in store and neither did Romeo and Juliet. Fate is a powerful force‚ whether predestined or persuasions of your actions that will shape your lives as it did with Romeo and Juliet. Since the beginning of our lives‚ or the beginning of time itself‚ fate has already intervened and sealed all the actions from there hence. Romeo and Juliet suffered the consequences of this. They were born into two rival families in Verona‚ and as a
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